It seems the journals are covered in opinions which change frequently on how to counteract the virus. We've had some ideas ourselves. After all, everyone is an expert with the help of 'Google' and so we too are throwing in our expertise. Some of the photographs should help our intelligent readers grasp the issues.
We think the virus can't get to us when we're surrounded by water. Pretty smart, eh Ron and Joanne?
After returning from summit of White Mesa in Rimrock, we find a treasure. The water alone appeared to be a miracle in the dry region. We'd expect the colors to blind the scourge.
We ate breakfast on the ledge. Food okay, location outstanding. The drop is understated by the camera but Jen reckons no virus would be foolish enough to seek us in this position. The question is: "Does Dominoes deliver?"
We’re trying everything to stay ahead of the virus. It’s a little tricky as we can’t really see where it is and so how do you evade it. When it’s inside someone’s body, or on the surface, say after a sneeze or even taking a break on a cheek, maybe both sides or upper and lower cheeks, one can evade the scourge by keeping distance from another person. Should a person turn the other cheek does that in fact help. We’ve met quite a number of people, on the trails and elsewhere, and most of the time we keep our distance. We've noticed that behavior differs depending where one is. In Sedona for instance, the older people tend to give us a wide swath whereas the younger don’t. Generally, over the years we try to give people the right of way. These days, it makes a change as more often than not, people stand aside for us. It helps when your spouse is a big, tough woman...oops.
Some people are very nervous about maintaining distances apart—one can see it in their dispositions. While one cannot and shouldn’t downplay the scourge, one should not act like a overbearing, nervous Nellie. There has to be a balance and cowering behind a tree as we approach is, in our opinion, over-reaction. We're not that ugly or intimidating, surely? Better that such person remains indoors. While walking on the sidewalk in a town recently, a woman exclaimed, “Keep your distance, Bud.” That did not go down well as it was delivered in a rude manner and I had no desire to trip over the rocks to my side to give her wider berth. Perhaps should she have worked on her girth she would find more room. Clearly, much over-reaction occurs as we all try to maintain safety.
We've had more than the usual requests for blogs: Two actually, which is double the norm and so we added a couple of extra. In fact, we have many unpublished. It seems it's easier to hike and climb miles than add a few pictures and words to the computer.
We'd also like to welcome the many Russians who have visited the blog followed by the free people of Hong Kong, and then also from Vietnam and Indonesia. Welcome! Don't be strangers. At worst, you'll get to see a fine selection of Jenni's hats and caps.
By positioning ourselves close to cacti, we believe we could avoid an attack. In order to preserve dwindling cash resources, we've taken to drinking from Coke bottles filled with water. Of course, it's not the 'real thing'.
Cave dwelling seems like a safe refuge. The only problem is the slope is so acute that rolling over in bed would mean a long walk back up the slope.
We thought of a pet snake, a rattler, instead of a vaccine. Forgive us; 'PETA' says we should not call it a pet. Okay, a killer snake. We think this fella, (we managed to halt within 5 feet of it while burning rubber), is an ideal virus killer. Probably the longest we've seen on the trails, Mark L.
Fortunately, 'these boots were made for stomping' and should prove to be a deterrent. By the way, Wilson Mountain completes the picture.
A person with such courage: The virus wouldn't stand a chance. Besides, the ledge was so narrow, there's room for only one. I didn't know whether to be proud of her or cross that she would do such a thing.
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